CA3173046A1 - Structured silica clad silica optical fibers - Google Patents

Structured silica clad silica optical fibers

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CA3173046A1
CA3173046A1 CA3173046A CA3173046A CA3173046A1 CA 3173046 A1 CA3173046 A1 CA 3173046A1 CA 3173046 A CA3173046 A CA 3173046A CA 3173046 A CA3173046 A CA 3173046A CA 3173046 A1 CA3173046 A1 CA 3173046A1
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silica
refractive index
doped
cladding
core
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French (fr)
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Bolesh J. Skutnik
Wolfgang Neuberger
Audrey Grishchenko
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Biolitec AG
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    • H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
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  • Optical Fibers, Optical Fiber Cores, And Optical Fiber Bundles (AREA)
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EP (1) EP4110737A1 (es)
JP (1) JP2023514642A (es)
CN (1) CN115151514A (es)
BR (1) BR112022016982A2 (es)
CA (1) CA3173046A1 (es)
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